Revolving rack.



N. J, MIANO.

REVOLVING RACK.

APPLxcATIoN FILED DEc.5.1918.

Patented Feb.18,1919.

mmmililmw NICHOLAS JOSEPH MIANO, OF JAMAICA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO UNIVERSAL FIXTURE CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

REVOLVING RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, i919.

Application filed December 5, 1918. Serial No. 265,398.

To all wlw/72, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, NIoHoLAs JOSEPH MIANO, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Jamaica, borough and county of Queens, Long Island, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Revolving Racks, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of this invention is to provide a rack designed especially to support boxes containing perforated music rolls, the rack being of such construction that the boxes will be supported in position to expose their ends in convenient position to permit of an easy selection of the desired roll.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rotatable rack for supporting perforated music roll boxes in a downwardly and inwardly inclined position so that the exposed upper and outer ends of the boxes will be at such an angle that the titles thereon may be readily seen and a proper selection of boxes easily made.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rotatable rack for supporting per- Yforated musicl roll boxes and in which the supporting surfaces will be small transverse rods so that there will be no place for the lodgment of dirt and dust.

In the drawing, Figure l is a perspective view of a rack constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 a vertical sectional view thereof, the central supporting tube or socket being broken away to more clearly show the construction; and

Fig. 3 a detail perspective view of the upper portion of one of the end posts.

eferring to the various parts'by numerels, 1 designates a horizontal center bar, to the ends of which are secured the central vertical end bars 2 and 3, said end bars being connected to the center bar about midway between their ends so that said bars extend substantially equal distances above and below the center bar. 4 designates the end posts which are substantially equal in length to the end bars, the upper ends of all of these bars being connected together by a table top 5, said top forming a convenient support for the music roll boxes when they are removed from the rack,

To the center bar is rigidly secured a depending central supporting tube 6. said tube being adapted to receive a supporting swivel post 7. |The post 7 is rigidly mounted in a pedestal 8 which is adapted to rest upon the floor or other support. It is manifest that the entire rack is rotatable about the swivel post 7.

The end posts are connected to the adjacent end bars by downwardlf,1 and inwardly.' inclined side bars 9. The outer ends of the side bars 9 which are connected to the nd post 2 are connected to the other ends of the corresponding side bars 9 of the end bar 8, by horizontal, transversely extending, front bars l0; and the inner ends of sai'v side bars are connected together by transversely extending horizontai stop bars l1, these latter bars being arranged near the central end bars 2 and 3. The front bars l0 are arranged close to the end posts 4. Each connected pair of side bars 9 is provided, near their inner ends and close to the stop bars ll, with bottom bars 12, these latter bars being below the side bars 9 as shown clearly in Fig. 2. As shown in the drawing, the music roll boxes 13 rest on the bars l() and 12, the inner ends of the boxes engaging the stop bars l1. The stop bars ll are so arranged that they prevent the inner ends of the boxes on one side of the rack contacting with the inner ends of the boxes supported on the other side of the rack.

A suitable stay 14: connects the lower ends of the end posts to the upper ends of the central end bars.

As shown in the drawing, the music roll boxes are supported in a downwardly and inwardly inclined position so that their upper outer ends are exposed in the correct position for readily reading the title labels thereon. The boxes are also disposed in such position that they may bc readily grasped and withdrawn upwardly and outwardly from the rack. It is also clear that by forming all of the supporting` elements of small rods there will be no place for the accumulation of dust or dirt.

What I claim is:

l. A rack for supporting boxes and the like comprising central vertical end bars, means for supporting said bars, end posts, downwardly and inwardly inclined side bars connecting the end posts to the end bars. horizontal rods connecting the upper outer ends of the side bars, horizontal stop bars connecting the inner ends of corresponding side bars, and a bottom bar for each con neeted pair of eide bare, said bottoni bar being below the side bare which it connects and below the cooperating stop bar whereby the boxes will be supported in a downwardly and inwardly inclined position with their inner lower ends resting against the stop bars.

2. A rotatable rack emnprising` a center post7 a swivel poet therefor, vertical end bare, a horizontal center bar connected to the center post and to the end bars, Corner posts, downwardly and inwardly inclined side bars Connecting` the corner poete to the end bars, a horizontal front bar connecting` together corresponding' side bars on opposite sides of the rack, horizontal Stop bars near the inner ends oi the side bars.y and a bottom bar near the inner ends or" the eide bars, said bottom bars being' out of the horizontal plane of the stop bars, whereby the boxe, will be supported in a downwardly and inwardly inclined position and their rear ends will engage the stop bars.

3. i rotatable rack comprisinga center poety a swivel poet therefor, vertical end bars, a horizontal center bar connected to the center post and to the end barscorner post-S, downwardly and inwardlr'inc-lined side bars connectingv the corner poets to the end bars, a horizontal front bar connecting;l together corresponding' side bars on opposite sides of the rack, horizontal stop bars near the inner ends of the side bars, a bottom bar near the inner ends of the eide bara said bottoni bars being out of the horizontal plane of the Stop bare, whereby the boxes will be supported in a downwardly and in-V wardly inclined position and their rear ends will engage the stop barsr` stays connecting the lower ende of the end poste with the upper ende of the end bars, and a Jtable top rigidly connected to the upper ends of the end poets and the end bars,

ln testimonyT whereof l hereuntoailix in@y Signature.

NICHLAS JOSEPH MANO.

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